Connecticut western news., 1887-03-23
GREAT HARRINGTON.

A largely attended and very harmo- | nious citizens meeting was held in the district court room last Friday evening. Farley A. Russell was elected president, and John Wheeler secretary. On mo- | tion the chair appointed a committee to prepare list of town officers to be voted for at the annual meeting next Monday. This committee were T. G.. Ramsdell, John Harvie, s. B. Smith, John W. Morgan and O. J. Taylor After half hours deliberation they re- ported as follows: For moderator, Judge N. W. Shores; clerk, c. J. Bur get; treasurer, F. N Deland; selectmen, A. c. Collins, William Mcdonald, John Chadwick; assessors, C. J. Burget, c. w. Ray, Noble B. Turner; school commit tee, George K. Holmes, Rev R. F. Elsden; constables, George A. Fuller and B. S. Barnes. This ticket was ac- cepted amid much enthusiasm.
 A subscription is being obtained for tue pIOSeCutlou OI ul1 WAO SoAA Ai1o 1ooA illegally, and fund ofseveral hundred dollars will be raised and an officer with counsel employed to conduct prosecu- tion against all aw-breakers, whether under prohibition or license.
 A woman's Christian temperance union has been organized, with Mrs Van Lennip, president; Mrs V. N. Traver, vice-president; Mrs Oscar Hall secretary, and other officers. They held meeting at the Congregational chapel last Saturday and other meetings will be held.
 John Mcclure, better known as Bob who was employed as brakeman on Conductor Patten's freight train, got day off Saturday and thereby lost his life. He went to Sheffield with com panion, and when he desired to return made an effort to board Conductor Hin- mans train but fell under the wheels and had his leg crushed below the knee. He was brought to his home in this will lage, where he died from loss of blood, the same night, at the age of 24 years. The funeral was largely attended Mon day at 10 a. m.
 Rev Horace Winslow,a 8 former pastor, supplied the pulpit of the Congrega- tional church Sunday. Mrs Jane Comstock has sold her farm of 250 acres, in Muddy Brook, to Wm. P. Turner for $3, ,75O.
 Caleb Ticknor and D. D. Brainard have gone to Boston to appear before the committee of the legislature, in be-
 Progress is being made on Egbert Hollister's new house in this village.
 A. s. Fassett is making number o1 i'm provements in his store. The grocery department has been enlarged and r painted, the millinery department now virtually has room by itself fitted up with large upright showcases and handsomely carpeted. A ladie: dressing room has been constructed o1 the second floor.
 B. Hollister is transforming thu interior of his store The entire room is being ceiled and neatly fitted up fo grocery department, thus giving nor space Tn the front room to display hi elegant assortment of dry goods.
 H. J. Mignerey has fitted up ne1 shoe store 2d door north of the pos office, and offers for sale an entire ne, stock of foot wear, ranging in size iron the dainty little shoe of an infant to tn fiddle box brogan of '' Yankee Mud sill'' or the fat-boat shoe of a Chicag girl.
 c. M. Gibbs has entirely re6tted hi store with elegant ash counters, table and shelving It is said that no othe clothing store in Berkshire county fitted up in such gorgeous style. Hi store was opened to the public on Mon ) day evening of this week, and he is no